12/25/2008 News For: Aetna Health Insurance Nyu StudentsAetna Offers Reduced Rates on New Health Plans for Small NYC Employers -- Starting at $243 Month NEW YORK----Small employers in New York City take note: Aetna has lowered the rates on its NYC Community Plan which offers comprehensive health benefit plan options for your employees starting as low as $243 a month. Sharia-compliant health insurance plan launched in UAE Dubai: Dubai Islamic Insurance and Reinsurance Company AMAN has launched a health insurance scheme in the UAE. The new plan will offer comprehensive products that are consistent with the Sharia rules and are based on Islamic Takaful principles. Massachusetts Health Officials Approve Guidelines For Subsidized Health Plans That Are Intended To Drive Down Costs The Massachusetts Health Insurance Connector Authority Board on Saturday approved guidelines for contracts with managed care companies that include incentives for cutting costs and patient-protection provisions, the Boston Globe reports. The guidelines will apply to state-subsidized Commonwealth Care health plans, which cover 162,000 residents whose incomes are too high to qualify for Medicaid. Task force looks at requiring student insurance SALT LAKE CITY -- A proposal from a health care reform task force would require students at state colleges and universities to have health insurance. Failing health Laura Seylaz knows she is walking a tightrope by living without health insurance, but these days she believes she has little choice. Unemployed Find Affordable Health Insurance Online Jobs provide many workers with health insurance. But what if you're laid off? How can you still get health insurance without breaking the bank. 2 Enroll In State Health Insurance Program A state health insurance program for middle-income children is off to a slow start, with only two enrolled so far. Radio Gift: Dr. Boots Tries A No-Insurance Model We only have radio to give you this holiday season. With that in mind, Kathleen Tacelosky asked us to produce a story on her sister-in-law ? a doctor in New Jersey who doesn't accept health insurance from her clients. Health Highlights: Dec. 24, 2008 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: Texas extends health coverage for children Texas officials are allowing more time for 34,000 children living in Hurricane Ike-affected areas to turn in their applications for Medicaid and other government health insurance programs. |




